Layers List
You can use layers to organize and group content in a document as you would in other layout programs.
In this panel you see a list of the layers in your document. Select or clear a layer check box to show or hide the layer in the document. When you save the customizable product, only the selected layers will be included.
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Initially the list contains the layers from your InDesign document. You can edit, set constraints and copy these layers or create your own new layers. You can also add a Help layer, which can contain information to assist the shopper.
New objects you add to your documents are added by default to the top layer in this list. You can rearrange the order of this list with the up and down arrows.
NOTE: The sorting order does not affect the objects on the layer, and you can only use the arrange buttons in order to change the object order.
Layer Settings
Click the Edit button (pencil icon) in the layer list to specify the layer settings.Name
The name of the layer as it appears in the list.
Visibility Variable
Choose a variable from the drop-down list. Only Check box type variables appear in the list. The check box variable appears in the form input and the shopper can select/clear the check box to show/hide the layer.
Include in output
The layer is visible in the final PDF of the customizable product (default state). Clear this check box to prevent a layer appearing in the final PDF.
Is Help Layer
Select this check box if you want to make the layer a Help layer. A Help layer can contain prompts — in the actual document — for the shopper on how to edit the document. This layer is never included in the ordered product.
No Text Wrap if Invisible
Wraps the text on visible layers when the option is enabled on hidden layers.
Opacity
Set the opacity level for the layer. 100 is the maximum opacity and hides content below the layer; lower values increase transparency so lower layers are visible.
Content Type
Choose a type from the drop-down list:
•Unspecified
•Background
•Variable Data
Layouts
Clear the Include In All Layouts check box to select layouts for this object from the list.
Move Region
Frame Constraints
Frame Content Constraints
NOTE: If you choose Inherit constraints, this has the same effect on underlying objects as Lock for end users in the Forms workspace, and Not Locked in the Advanced and Basic workspaces.
Show/hide a layer (check box variable)
The visibility of a layer can also be controlled in the storefront Online Editor. You first need to create a Check box type variable and link this variable to the layer.
1 In the Forms tab, create a new variable and set the Type to check box. For example, enter ‘Show/hide layer’ for the Display Name.
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2 In the Objects tab, create a new layer and in the layer settings, choose your new variable from the Visibility Variable drop-down list.
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3 Specify the other settings for the layer and close the Layer Settings.
4 Put the content you want to show/hide on this new layer. The layer can contain text or images, for example specific artwork for a business card.
5 Save your customizable product.
In the storefront Online Editor, a shopper will now see a check box that can be used to show/hide the layer that contains an image.
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Create a Help layer
A Help layer is a layer which is included in a customizable product but never output in the finalized product (i.e. when the shopper has finished editing). You can put Help information on this layer to guide a shopper through the editing process.
1 In the Objects tab, open the layer List panel, create a new layer and edit the settings.
2 Enter a name that appears in the Layer List and select the Help Layer check box.
NOTE: Selecting the Include in Output check box has no effect for a Help layer.
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3 Specify the other settings for the layer and close the Layer Settings.
The new layer is indicated in the Layer List with a Help icon.
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4 Place your Help prompts on the layer. These can be text or images.
5 Check that your Help prompts are on the Help layer in the Object Location panel.
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6 Save your customizable product.
In the storefront Online Editor, a shopper will now see the Help prompts which can be switched on and off with the Help icon in the toolbar.
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The Help layer is never included in the final PDF of the document, irrespective of whether it is switched on or off in the online editor.
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